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J Infect Dis ; 205(2): 312-9, 2012 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22180622

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BACKGROUND: We compared a conventional empirically derived regimen with a simplified regimen for parenteral artesunate in severe malaria. METHODS: This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison to assess the noninferiority of a simplified 3-dose regimen (given at 0, 24, and 48 hours) compared with the conventional 5-dose regimen of intravenous artesunate (given at 0, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours) in African children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria with a prespecified delta of 0.2. The total dose of artesunate in each group was 12 mg/kg. The primary end point was the proportion of children clearing ≥ 99% of their admission parasitemia at 24 hours. Safety data, secondary efficacy end points, and pharmacokinetics were also analyzed. RESULTS: In 171 children (per protocol), 78% of the recipients (95% confidence interval [CI], 69%-87%) in the 3-dose group achieved ≥ 99% parasite clearance 24 hours after the start of treatment, compared with 85% (95% CI, 77%-93%) of those receiving the conventional regimen (treatment difference, -7.2%; 95% CI, -18.9% to 4.4%). Dihydroartemisinin was cleared slightly more slowly in those children receiving the higher 3-dose regimen (7.4 vs 8.8 L/h for a 13-kg child; P 5 .008). CONCLUSIONS: Pharmacodynamic analysis suggests that 3 doses of artesunate were not inferior to 5 doses for the treatment of severe malaria in children. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT00522132.


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Antimaláricos/administração & dosagem , Artemisininas/administração & dosagem , Malária Falciparum/tratamento farmacológico , Carga Parasitária , Antimaláricos/efeitos adversos , Antimaláricos/farmacocinética , Artemisininas/efeitos adversos , Artemisininas/sangue , Artemisininas/farmacocinética , Artesunato , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Malária Falciparum/sangue , Masculino , Parasitemia/tratamento farmacológico , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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